cause deafness

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About 5% of infected children get pneumonia and about 1 in every 1,000 will develop brain swelling, which can cause deafness or intellectual disability.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

With more than 100 genes that can cause deafness when mutated, there are other potential targets for gene therapies.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 26, 2024

With many of the other mutations that cause deafness, hair cells die during infancy or even at the fetal stage.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

"You can often see these blisters in your ear canal when the doctor looks in," which can cause deafness, he added.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2022

Aside from direct medical treatment for those diseases that cause deafness, there are other measures available in a program for the prevention of deafness.

From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry